honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
impression; strong belief; conviction
by myself; in person; by oneself
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
birthday party; birthday meet-up
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
and then; and so; and; so then
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
image; figure; figure; form; image
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
when; how soon; how long until
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
when it becomes; when it comes to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
manners; courtesy; etiquette
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
guaranteed; authentic; certified